Essential to the welfare of the villagers has been the counseling and psychosocial support work provided by the committed and experienced Rebuilding Lives team. Approximately 700+ people use the service every year.

Counseling, delivered through group workshops includes:

Dealing with exam stress including education seminars
Anger and emotion management
Domestic violence and child abuse
Substance abuse
Resolution of past experiences
Financial management
School bullying
Family conflict resolution
Physical health as a part of mental well-being
Trauma counseling
Interpersonal relationship development through sports, debating, cultural and religious activities
Identification and achievement of personal goals and ambitions

Partnerships with the Alzheimer’s Association and Sumitrayo (Counseling Association) and the overseas professors from Philadelphia (Professor Jeanne Marecek) and the UK (Dr. Shanthi Kumar and Dr. Malkanthi Hettiarachchi) give ongoing training and support to our counseling team.

This is a special service provided for rural communities, mainly due to the fact that many of the issues raised are considered taboo within Sri Lanka culture.

Since the Foundation of Goodness extended its services to the post-war North in 2011, the necessity to provide psycho-social supports to this region became evident. Current programmes conducted in the North include:

Maternity mental health clinics
Counseling and psycho-social support for soldiers and ex-combatants.
Drama, art, play, music and creative therapy